Batavia, Ill.-Scientists of the MINOS collaboration at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory today (August 14) announced the official start of data-taking with the 6,000-ton detector for the […]
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SpaceDev Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2003
SpaceDev, Inc. , a leading provider of microsatellites and hybrid propulsion technology, today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2003. Net sales for the six-month period ending June […]
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ATK Powers Successful Launch of Pegasus Rocket And NASA/Canadian Space Agency Satellite
ATK (Alliant Techsystems) solid propulsion and composite technologies supported the successful launch yesterday of an Orbital Sciences Corporation air-launched Pegasus® XL rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket […]
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Magellan Aerospace-Built SCISAT Satellite Launched
At 7:10 p.m. (PT) last evening, SCISAT, a Canadian-built small satellite was successfully launched into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Designed and manufactured by Magellan Aerospace, the […]
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Dim Future for the Universe as Stellar Lights Go Out
The universe is gently fading into darkness according to three astronomers who have looked at 40,000 galaxies in the neighbourhood of the Milky Way. Research student Ben Panter and Professor […]
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Orbital’s Pegasus Rocket Successfully Launches NASA/Canadian Space Agency Scientific Satellite
SCISAT-1 Mission Was 21st Consecutive Successful Launch for Pegasus Orbital Sciences Corporation announced today that its Pegasus® space launch vehicle successfully launched the Scientific Satellite (SCISAT-1) Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) […]
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Amateur astronomer locates powerful stellar explostion before the pros
Armed with a 12-inch telescope, a computer, and a NASA email alert, Berto Monard of South Africa has become the first amateur astronomer to discover an afterglow of a gamma-ray […]
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Orbital Set to Launch NASA/Canadian Space Agency Satellite Aboard Pegasus Space Launch Vehicle
SCISAT-1 Mission Will be the Fourth Pegasus Launch in 2003 and 35th in the Program’s History Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) today announced that it is in final preparations to launch […]
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SPACEHAB Declared Finalist on $100 Million Space Station Contract
Two Additional Contract Proposals Currently Under Review by NASA SPACEHAB, Incorporated, a leading provider of commercial space services, today announced that the Company made the competitive range as a finalist […]
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SCISAT Launched Successfully on Pegasus XL
The launch of the Canadian Space Agency’s SCISAT-1 (Scientific Satellite Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment) aboard an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL vehicle occurred on time from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., at […]
